But the better approach is to pick a topic or a theme that you are knowledgeable about and center your blog around that subject.

You can certainly branch out as your blog grows, but for beginner bloggers, a tightly focused blog will gain you more traction.

What is Your Blog Mission Statement?

Every business should have a mission statement – and your blog is no different.

When you know what direction your blog is going in, it is far easier to create content on a regular basis.

Build Relationships Through Blogging

When I first started blogging, I operated in a vacuum.

I thought that all I needed to do was write. And truth be told, I lacked the confidence to put myself out there and meet other bloggers. Falling victim to the “everyone else knows so much more than me syndrome” really got in the way of my progress.

What I learned was that you need to build relationships with other people to succeed.

Just like any other business you want to work with other bloggers, your readers, brands, advertisers, and companies. This builds your own personal brand and gives your business credibility with both real people and with search engines. There are many ways to build relationships including social media

commenting

outreach and

offline networking.

The number of choices can be overwhelming. It is easy to be very busy and get nowhere. So, creating a focused strategy is how successful bloggers manage their time and effort.

Making Money Through Blogging

To create a business from your blog, it needs to make money.

Unfortunately, this can sometimes be a slow process, especially for beginner bloggers.

First, you share your knowledge by creating content.

Then you get the word out there by building relationships.

And finally, as your traffic grows, you can start to monetize your blog. There are many ways to make money from a blog. But the techniques most people use, especially in the beginning are:

advertising networks

affiliate marketing

sponsored posts

selling products and services

The Bird’s Eye View of Blogging

This bird’s eye view walks you through the process of blogging at a very high level. You decide on a blog topic based on what you know, how much you love writing about it, can be monetized, and whether you have an audience that is interested.

Don’t let the mechanics of actually setting up a website scare you, especially if you don’t consider yourself to be a technical person. There is a learning curve – but as a business owner, that should be expected.

You begin to build strategic relationships that will help you grow your business.

As your traffic grows, you start to monetize.

It might sound easy, but it’s not. You have to put in the work to get the results.

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About Neena Nandagopal

My name is Neena Nandagopal. I'm a CPA turned professional blogger, a mom to four great teens and young adults, and wife to a wonderfully supportive husband. I blog about practical solutions to make life easier - because, well - it is always a work in progress.

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